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PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST
In both Boulder County and Denver, tech entrepreneurs have
established nonprofit groups modeled on Social Venture
Partners (SVP), a
Seattle-based organization that brings together entrepreneurs and
corporate executives to donate money, time, and management
expertise to local charities. The new Colorado groups are
among at least seven organizations across the U.S. that
have modeled their work on that of SVP Seattle.
SVP Boulder County, which will hold its first formal
meeting to decide its donor focus on September 6, already
has 23 members, including Andrew Currie, founder of
MessageMedia and Jared Polis, founder of BlueMountain.com.
The members will each contribute $5,000 a year to the
organization for the next three years.
SVP Boulder County is organized under the auspices of the
Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. SVP Denver is
similarly connected to the Denver Foundation.
Established several months ago, SVP Denver has 60 members
who will each contribute $1,000 a year for the next three
years. The group currently has a $115,000 fund from
membership contributions and other gifts.
Hudson, Kris. "Entrepreneurs Back Charities." Denver Rocky Mountain News 8/29/2000.
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